Actually 1day being eighteen doesn't matter one whit to the SS offices. If one has a mental illness where THEIR doctors asses one to be unfit to manage money then a requirement of receiving the assistance is to designate a payee. I do not know the details of Bama's case but would guess when she first received it that her mother was the 'default' payee and that there were not other options at that time. Sorry if I'm incorrect here Bama.

Sadly being a legal adult carries little weight in the mental health world in many instances. Booooooo to that!

Bama---have you considered contacting NAMI for any resources as to how to go about changing your payee? I do know that there are resources available to assist in cases like this because of the propensity for abuse and misuse of funds by the payee........leaving the proper recipient sans funds and s.o.l.

Maybe someone here already on SSI or SSDI can offer up more concrete advice. Good luck and don't forget you do have the right to designate your own payee.